"If you're a Black person in America, you've been seeing the way the world really works but it was never reflected in any sort of a broad way. It can always have the effect on you of making you feel like you were seeing something and it was only you that saw it. You're kind of wondering is there something wrong with you that you're only seeing how crazy this is or how violent that is or how racist this country is. And so you're going along sort of -- you and your network of people you can speak frankly with are the only ones who know those feelings, right? I'd say since The Wire there's been sort of an exposure of American society that, growing up in my generation, I never thought would be reflected on television the way it is."
--G, this episode
In this episode, the brothers briefly discuss three TV shows -- The Wire, Underground, and Lovecraft Country -- Black stories that are really speaking to some concerns Black radicals have been raising for decades, shows that can be used to educate our movements, shows that make significant artistic contributions as well. **** NOTE ON SPOILERS!!*** We won't spoil Lovecraft Country for those who haven't seen it, but beware of spoilers in the first 3/4 of this podcast episode regarding The Wire and Underground if you haven't seen them yet!
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